Patiala railway track blast was an attempted detonation intended to blow up rail track: Punjab PoliceAn attempted detonation occurred on a dedicated freight corridor railway track near Shambhu. The suspect, Jagrup Singh, died in the blast. ...
Railways to retain 2,500 diesel engines amid green transitionIndian Railways will keep 2,500 diesel engines for emergencies and strategic use while aiming for full track electrification. The plan incl...
Sirhind train collision: Loco pilot, assistant fell asleep at wheelFour days after a goods train collision in Punjab, the investigation revealed that the loco pilot and his assistant fell asleep at the whee...
Driverless train incident fallout: Railways launches special counselling drive for loco pilotsA written instruction, addressed to chief loco inspectors (CLIs) and lobby in-charge of various stations, detailed the recent incident of d...
Engine drivers, guards of 2 trains injured in Odisha accident"The loco pilot, assistant loco pilot and the guard of Coromandel Express and the guard of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express are being treated i...
Railways seeks feedback from staff on urinals in locomotivesThe Railways has sought feedback from its running staff on urinals to be installed in locomotives, after complaints were raised over the un...
Railways rethinking plan to convert diesel locos into electrical; to assess tech, economic viabilityAddressing an online media briefing, Railway Board Chairman, VK Yadav said a high-level committee has been formed to explore the pros and c...
10 engines per week: Indian Railways' Chittaranjan Locomotive factory resets world recordChittaranjan Locomotive Works, located at Asansol in West Bengal, earned an entry in Limca Book of Records for producing 402 electrical loc...
Modi to flag off India's most powerful rail engine: All about the locomotiveThe engine has been built in Madhepura' Electric Locomotive Factory in collaboration with French firm Alstom under 'Make in India' initiati...
Eastern Railway engages two women as Loco Driver and Assistant Loco DriverThis is perhaps the first time that women are being appointed in the field of Electric locomotive operations.
Engine moves without loco pilot, stopped after chase on bikeAs a stunned loco pilot looked on, the Wadi station authorities alerted the next few stations to clear the signals and tracks.
30 loco pilots, 35 engineers quit jobs at Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation over low salariesOut of 292 loco pilots, each of the 26 stations has 4-5 station controllers. As many as 104 loco pilots work in the stations while the rema...
Railways seek call details of loco pilots as safety exerciseRailways have sought details of call records of phones all its loco pilots and assistant loco pilots given to them by the public transporte...
Loco engine derails in Ramganj Mandi railway yardA loco engine today derailed at a yard of Ramganj Mandi railway station in Kota district of Rajasthan, a senior official said.
Railways not too keen on giving locos to PakistanThe railways is reluctant to accede to Pakistan's request for sale or lease of 100 diesel locos due to its own shortage of engines.
- Powerful 5500 horsepower diesel locomotives to roll out next year to move more freight
With aim of moving more freight at higher speeds, Railways plan to roll out technologically advanced 5500 HP diesel locomotives early next ...
- Railways in talks with EMD for tech transfer
The Railways is negotiating with Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) of US, an erstwhile arm of US automaker General Motors, for technology transfe...